# Sonbarisa Village, Nawanagar, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/nawanagar/sonbarisa/ Village · Nawanagar, Buxar # Sonbarisa Sonbarisa is a village in Nawanagar sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,311 people in 1,209 households**, the 4th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%. - 7,311people (2011) - 1,209households - 63.2%literacy - 957females per 1,000 males ## Sonbarisa PIN code and other codes Sonbarisa falls in Nawanagar sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSonbarisa - Community development blockNawanagar - Census village code248906 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonbarisa from nearby towns? - Nawanagar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Buxar (district HQ)33 km by road - Domraon (nearest town)25 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Sonbarisa? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Sonbarisa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sonbarisa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 289 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sonbarisa Of every 100 households in Sonbarisa in 2011, 8 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sonbarisa · ■ Nawanagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **9% Toilet within the home ****26%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****77%** **75% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **95% Use banking services ****60%** **52% Television ****14%** **13% Mobile phone ****57%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **23% Own their home ****91%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Sonbarisa? ■ Sonbarisa · ■ Nawanagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%** **66.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **951 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981** **941 Working population ****23.0%** **29.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.9% for men and 51.9% for women. 40% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 221 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 359 (21%) · **■** Household industry 35 (2%) · **■** Other work 719 (43%) · **■** Marginal 351 (21%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Nawanagar - Baraon11,473 people - Nawanagar8,521 people - Athar7,779 people - Atmi7,030 people - Belaon6,599 people - Bhadar6,043 people - Karsar5,647 people [All 107 villages in Nawanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/nawanagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonbarisa from Buxar?33 km by road - What is the population of Sonbarisa?7,311 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonbarisa in?Buxar district (Nawanagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonbarisa?63.2% (Census 2011)